Casualty Department is no place for the faint hearted; much less a minority group of young Intellectually Disabled Children. A strong belief in the need for a familiarization program resulted in these children being better prepared.

Danny Zuco from Grease said it very well… “I’ve got chi-i-lls! They’re mul-ti-ply-in”. That was I felt the first time I read over the lyrics that Elf and Monkey Marc emailed me direct from Arlparra School.

I wish I could say I’m reporting direct from Mimili because I’ve heard that it’s so beautiful there (although apparently it gets really cold – don’t think this Darwin girl would do very well with that!).

Great teachers don’t grow on trees. So educators from across Oz have set up a brand new Indigenous Teaching Academy. It's all about supporting and nurturing students from remote communities who have the desire and potential to become quality teachers.